diff --git a/python/deltalake/table.py b/python/deltalake/table.py
index 367debbf18..af1cf090da 100644
--- a/python/deltalake/table.py
+++ b/python/deltalake/table.py
@@ -411,6 +411,11 @@ def metadata(self) -> Metadata:
         return self._metadata
 
     def protocol(self) -> ProtocolVersions:
+        """
+        Get the reader and writer protocol versions of the DeltaTable.
+
+        :return: the current ProtocolVersions registered in the transaction log
+        """
         return ProtocolVersions(*self._table.protocol_versions())
 
     def history(self, limit: Optional[int] = None) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]: